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Sometimes it may be necessary to block a website for to protect privacy, to prevent access to adult content or simply to avoid websites which use a large amount of bandwidth. Here is the simplest and most effective way to block all access to certain websites or domains.

Steps

1

Open the windows HOST file. In Windows 7, Vista, and XP it should be located in the following directory (or the drive in which windows is installed) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\

2

Edit the file named HOST in notepad.

3

Set it up. Add the following line of code to the bottom of the file: 127.0.0.1 localhost

4

Block each website. For each website you wish to block add a new line of code: 127.0.0.1 website to block (see the next step for an example).

5

Example:127.0.0.1 facebook.com

6

Save the file. File-> Save-> Yes Overwrite

7

Reboot. Restart the computer.

8

Test. Direct your web browser to the blocked website to ensure the block has been successful.